Of course, they have their own agenda and we can’t tell why, but the simple fact is: the Daily Bell never recovered from the fierce debates that raged in the first half of 2012.

When the first discussions started in December 2011, they were growing explosively and already close to the top 30,000 on Alexa, which is very high for high class conspiracy sites.

When I at the time picked them for some serious chatting about the basic Austrian propositions I did so for a simple reason: they were the leading outlet offering high end analysis of the NWO from an Austrian perspective, combined with a rational, courteous tone of voice. Rockwell and other outlets avoid outright conspiracy theory, even though very influential in the Alternative Media. The Daily Bell was very much directed at the Truth Movement itself and many freethinkers were attracted to it.

In the beginning far from all was clear to me, it was a great test for myself first and foremost: to see how interest-free economics would hold up against Austrianism in a head on dialogue with some highly competent people. This was long before we established the incredible amount of money and effort behind Austrianism as a mind control operation. After all: it was their insistence in the face of the facts about usury and deflation that made Jason Erb, Memehunter and myself wonder about what was behind it all. The rest is history.

With hindsight I have no qualms to suggest that the Daily Bell was purposely built up to further colonize the Truth Movement and to co-opt the whole thing through Libertarianism.

It all got a little ugly pretty quickly. It was not always pleasant. In fairness: I don’t mind a big fight, but I don’t like kicking a floored opponent and the simple fact is: I tried to disentangle myself in a friendly ‘let’s agree to disagree’ kind of way, when they started to clearly and purposely misrepresent my positions.

In the spring of 2012 Memehunter spent weeks on end in all out clashes in their comment sections with the elves and they tried everything to spin his positions into obscurity. It was his sheer determination in patiently rebutting everything they threw at him that eventually busted them. Their Alexa rating started dropping massively at the time, and somewhere around May last year they shut down their comment section altogether. But this was no solution as it cost them even more readers.

Several times Memehunter and I decided to leave them alone, Memehunter actually retired, but they kept coming back. Reopening the debate, looking for ways to recover past glory. It got so stupid and annoying that Memehunter ended his retirement and opened up the Daily Knell. Ravaging whatever was left of their economic credibility.

Their fury was palpable. Both from their tone of voice when (indirectly) attacking us, calling us ‘bought and paid for websites attacking those defending Freedom’. And from the enraged Abu Aardvark, whom ultimately forced me to implement a comment policy to end his trolling. He also angrily commented on other websites, claiming we were lying and attacking the Daily Bell because they were opposing evil. His handle was probably used by the elves or maybe even Wile himself.

Intellectually speaking this was a struggle to the death. It had to be. When writing my last two articles, I was not even sure I was doing the right thing responding to their final challenges. On the other hand: no opponent more dangerous than a wounded one.

So now they’re actually closing down. Undoubtedly this is a major defeat for Austrianism and a big victory for Interest-Free Economics and the Truth Movement, which needs a clear picture on the monetary.
They will be back though, the vehicle is gone, Gold buggery will remain with us.

This was purely business, never personal. I wish Anthony Wile and the Elves all the best in their further pursuit of happiness.

See the Daily Knell for Memehunter’s great work on Libertarianism and the Daily Bell.
Here is his ‘the Daily Bell Hoax?‘, exposing the crucial Agora connection, tying the whole Libertarian Leadership together as basically a small clique.

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Austrian economics is simple: all economics ensues from individual human action. There is no way to determine, or pre-determine, what human motivations are. Material measurements are woefully inadequate, as they are done after the fact, and humans are whimsical. Values differ. Central planning has never worked.

The non-aggression principle is the optimal principle for a peaceful society, the principle of recognizing the individual human right to live free of aggression, with mutual respect for the right of property.

Interest charges for loans don’t necessarily violate this principle but are borderline unethical for the lender, and borderline foolish for the borrower. (mea culpa also). Depending on the situation.

(Usury was forbidden among “brethren” in the laws of Moses, and in Proverbs we read “The borrower is servant to the lender”.)

Jesus has a stronger rule than the above, the “Golden Rule”. The non-aggression principle is a corollary of it. So is anarcho-capitalism. See Matthew 17.

Christ demands Charity, which is a whole lot more than the ‘non aggression principal’, which is very pleasant to the very rich, as they can claim ‘aggression’, when the starving poor come to demand an equitable sharing of the wealth, let alone reimbursement of their terrible losses to Usury (and deflation, another Austrian hobbyhorse).

The Austrian obsession with wealth is despicable: the love of money is the root of all evil and our society is built on it. Austrianism only makes it worse.

The real enemy is ignorance. I’m certain that most people on the left, right and libertarian have never heard any of the information you have put forth over the years. We need to hashtag# these articles on social media like twitter to all these different groups of people and stop just preaching to the choir. Those that are swayed by ideas and not personalities will come around eventually.

The Daily Bell may be gone, but Austrianism is just a dead-end solution for the Truth Seekers to become trapped in. It will never be implemented anyway, though some parts might resurface as you have aptly predicted – i.e. Gold Standard.

There are counltess other NGOs, foundations and think tanks willing working 24/7 – some willing to become more “alternative” in order to cover and fool the “liberty crowd”. One example – though more or less conventional econmics with some libertarianism sprlinkled in – http://www.project-syndicate.org/.

Still – good job at sinking that ship. Unfortunately they are building constantly new ones.